Daniel J. Daou, the co-proprietor of DAOU Family Estates

in the Adelaida District of Paso Robles, is a renowned

winemaker known for creating the luxury Cabernet

revolution in Paso Robles.

Growing up the larger part of his childhood in France,

Daniel developed a love for wine at a very young age.

He immigrated to California to attend the University of

California San Diego where he earned a Bachelor of

Science degree in Computer Engineering. At the young

age of 21 years old, he co-founded DAOU Systems with

his brother which became the leader in Hospital Systems

Integration within 10 years. After taking his company

public in 1997 and having it be the 5th best performing

IPO that year, he decided to retire to pursue his dream of

becoming a winemaker.

Daniel is a true visionary who saw the immense potential

of Paso Robles and the legendary terroir on what is now

DAOU Mountain. A trained engineer with an artistic eye

and palate, Daniel’s highly rated and revered wines have

been declared by the world’s foremost wine critics as

“rivaling the best wines in the world”.

Daniel is the first and only winemaker to receive 100 points

on Bordeaux varieties in the Paso Robles region. With the

highest scoring Cabernet Sauvignon in the Central Coast

region, Daniel’s track record of impeccable quality in the

fine wine world continues to garner accolades from both

critics and consumers alike. Consistently scoring at the

top of peer-to-peer rated apps, the swell of support for

Daniel and his wines has extraordinary momentum and

the wines are allocated in all channels.

Daniel truly believes in the Paso Robles region, and

founded the Paso Robles CAB Collective, a grassroot,

non-profit organization of winemakers designed with the

belief that the Paso Robles AVA can produce wines that

are worthy of international acclaim and able to rival the

best Cabernet Sauvignon wines in the world.